Ed Cole vs. Jim Palmer — Career Comparison

Ed Cole
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Palmer
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardAll-Star

Jim Palmer built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Cole as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Palmer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.86 and WHIP 1.190 compared to 5.31 and 1.874 for Ed Cole. By the career numbers, Jim Palmer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Cole and Jim Palmer

Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.98
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
558
1.27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.57
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
1.19
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
0.61
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.66
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.35
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.81
63.81
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.37
93.37
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
0.48
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.12
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
5.31
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1253
2.86
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.64
6.64
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
27
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11844
27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
9
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3948
9
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
11.75
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3349
7.63
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.75
11.75
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.85
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
0.69
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
5.12
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1311
2.99
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.08
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
2.94
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2212
5.04
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.895
0.895
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.892
0.892
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.19
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.47
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.09
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.03
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
44.15
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16114
36.73
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.46
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.03
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
7.2
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1395
3.18
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.26
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.17
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
0.44
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.874
1.874
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.18
1.18
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
38.56
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14575
33.23
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.81
1.81
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.15
44.15
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.73
36.73

Fielding Stats for Ed Cole and Jim Palmer

Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
1.27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
1.19
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11843
27
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3947.2
9
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
0.67
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
577
1.32
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.08
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
903
2.06
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
869
1.98
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.23
96.23
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.381
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.557
1.557
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.37
93.37
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.12
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Cole and Jim Palmer

Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
1145.45
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
576
643.58
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
537
600
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
600
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
489
546.37
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
94.97
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
80.45
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
10.06
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.12
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.35
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
14.53
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
9.98
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.01
24.59
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
117.32
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
112.85
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
58.1
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
45.81
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
100.56
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-6.06
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.57
19.63
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
17.88
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
190.91
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
207
231.28
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.14
3.14
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
2.59
2.59
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
34.64
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.12
Ed Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.12
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.12
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.12
Ed Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100